2025-11-19 09:36:58

Biggest regret in my crypto journey? Not dumping those Axie Infinity NFTs when I had the chance.

I was up 1000x. Yeah, you read that right. A thousand fucking times my initial investment. The game was printing money, the ecosystem tokens were mooning, and I was riding high. But instead of taking profits, I got greedy. Thought the party would never end.

Then the hack happened. Watched my portfolio bleed out in real-time while I sat there like a deer in headlights. Should've sold when the writing was on the wall - when trading volumes started dropping, when the scholarship programs began collapsing, when the tokenomics started looking shaky.

Lesson learned the hard way: unrealized gains aren't real gains. When you're up life-changing money on NFTs or any volatile asset, take some chips off the table. The market doesn't care about your diamond hands philosophy when black swan events hit.

Still holding a bag of those NFTs as a reminder of this expensive lesson. Sometimes the best exit strategy is actually having one.

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zkNoob

· 11-21 15:23

The price of greed is not taking profits at 1000x. 2. Sigh, I was also in that Axie wave, should have taken profits earlier. 3. Investing without an exit plan is just gambling, to be honest. 4. I've heard this story too many times... just can't bear to sell. 5. The diamond hand philosophy is worthless in front of a black swan, wake up. 6. I'm afraid I might end up like this too, holding until it drops to zero. 7. Life-changing returns really need to take profit, brother. 8. The lesson of NFT was too expensive, how much was lost? 9. A thousand times... missed the biggest escape opportunity of this life. 10. Why am I always greedy, knowing I should run?

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MemeCoinSavant

· 11-21 14:53

nah this is peak behavioral economics in action—dude literally demonstrated textbook loss aversion meets anchoring bias... the memetic velocity of "diamond hands" copium hit different when the hack came lol

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NFTHoarder

· 11-19 10:06

1. 1000x hasn't run yet, this is the disease of greed, got it. 2. I said it, the diamond hands mentality in the crypto world is just brainwashing oneself. 3. I was also in during the Axie wave, watching it fall down is really speechless. 4. The key difference is having an exit plan or not, it's a huge gap. 5. Are you still holding these NFTs as a lesson? Why not just delete them? 6. Honestly, seeing 1000x should prompt you to sell in batches immediately, how can you wait for a black swan event? 7. Unrealized gains are not gains, this statement hits home. 8. The greed index is off the charts, in the end, nothing was gained. 9. I’m now afraid I’ll end up like this too, just floating after a 100x rise. 10. During the hacker incident, how many people sat idle like this guy? 11. If you ask me, the hardest lesson is having the courage to sell at the high point. 12. Holding onto bags as a memento, the price is indeed quite high.

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ValidatorVibes

· 11-19 09:55

ngl the tokenomics were the real tell... volumes don't lie, consensus breaks down when incentives do. should've read the chain state like a protocol upgrade fork coming

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CexIsBad

· 11-19 09:45

1. 1000x hasn't run yet, this is the price of greed. 2. Selling is the real profit, paper wealth is all虚的. 3. Diamond hands sounds cool but the Wallet will cry. 4. Should have seen those warning signs earlier. 5. This time the tuition fee was indeed paid heavily. 6. Having an exit plan is really crucial, I have also been taught a lesson. 7. Still holding those garbage NFTs as souvenirs, quite sincere huh. 8. 1000x not cashed out is basically 0. 9. Greed really destroys people relentlessly. 10. Now regretting can never go back to that 1000x.

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gaslight_gasfeez

· 11-19 09:44

How can you lose like this with 1000 times leverage? This is the price of greed. 2. The axie situation was indeed a trap; it's really hard to take profit when you see good returns. 3. NFTs are just gambling, to put it bluntly. 4. What a pity; why didn't I pull out in time back then? 5. This is why I never go all in on a project. 6. If you can't hold it, you just can't hold it; sometimes it really is that way. 7. Similar af holders, just take it as a lesson now. 8. Not taking profit even with 1000 times leverage is fatal greed. 9. It's written quite realistically, but to be honest, everyone would do the same. 10. Let's just talk about diamond hands; in front of a black swan, it's all just empty talk.

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hodl_therapist

· 11-19 09:43

1000 times not taking profits is empty, this is the greed tax 2. Should have listened to the old suckers: take profits when you can, really 3. Diamond hands sounds cool, but if your Wallet isn't cool, it's disappointing 4. Still holding those NFTs as textbooks? That's a bit harsh 5. I'm telling you, this is the most expensive lesson crypto has taught me 6. This is quite real, it has struck a chord with many people 7. I didn't expect to lose everything even with 1000x... 8. So they say, escaping the peak is a hundred times harder than buying the dip 9. Those who said to hold diamond hands, how are they doing now? 10. Just missing an exit strategy, this time I've learned

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